Best Difficult games on PC
Games with demanding combat, platforming, survival systems, or competitive play that require practice, precise execution, and effective strategies.
- Frequent failure and repeated attempts
- Limited room for mistakes
- Skill-based challenges
Related: Souls-like, Survival, Competitive, Action Roguelike
3,401 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Crash Wheels
Arcade racing where reaching the finish matters more than placing
87% positive
1,348 reviews
BETON BRUTAL
First-person parkour platformer with risky jumps and no checkpoints
93% positive
1,348 reviews
Degrees of Separation
Co-op 2D puzzle platformer built around heat and cold
80% positive
1,346 reviews
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where portals change gravity and time
83% positive
1,339 reviews
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
Zombie outbreak strategy game racing to infect humanity before a cure
83% positive
1,335 reviews
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Turn-based fantasy roguelike where corruption grants power at a cost
86% positive
1,321 reviews
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Turn-based fantasy tactics mixing party battles with non-combat puzzle levels
82% positive
1,319 reviews
Dandy Ace
Isometric action roguelite with card-powered combat and shifting rooms
87% positive
1,319 reviews
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
Mission-based third-person shooter battling giant aliens on a ruined Earth
57% positive
1,317 reviews
The Purring Quest
A 2D platformer about a cat rescuing other cats
81% positive
1,316 reviews
qop
Minimalist cube puzzles built around angled blocks and teleports
92% positive
1,315 reviews
Demo Boomerang X
First-person arena shooter with a boomerang you can fly toward
95% positive
1,311 reviews
JUMP KING QUEST
A precision platforming RPG mixing charged jumps with weapon combat
87% positive
1,305 reviews
Smilemo
A 2D platformer where hits can trigger uncontrolled bouncing
74% positive
1,303 reviews
KIBORG
Third-person action roguelite with prison fights and cybernetic upgrades
84% positive
1,300 reviews
Demo Verho - Curse of Faces
First-person dungeon crawler in a world where unmasking is fatal
91% positive
1,299 reviews
Shortest Trip to Earth
Space roguelike about managing a ship through randomized sectors
75% positive
1,297 reviews
Legend of Dungeon
Dungeon-crawling action RPG with permadeath and randomly generated floors
73% positive
1,294 reviews
Shotgun Witch
Top-down arena bullet hell with a double-barrel shotgun
97% positive
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Demo Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,293 reviews
Demo My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where you make cards by combining stickers
93% positive
1,292 reviews
Moonscars
A 2D action metroidvania about a warrior made of clay
81% positive
1,289 reviews
Demo Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
A 2D puzzle game about outmaneuvering fleeing bunnies underground
96% positive
1,288 reviews
Castle In The Darkness
Retro action platformer with tough fights and hidden secrets
77% positive
1,286 reviews